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Mentor Spotlight: Samantha Azzarello – You Don’t Need the Perfect Career Story

Samantha Azzarello

Digital transformation lead at a multinational bank (NYC)

Mentor · OneUpOneDown · 11 September 2025

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Samantha Azzarello leads digital transformation initiatives at a large multinational bank in New York and is both a mentor and a mentee at OneUpOneDown. In her spotlight she explains why she mentors, why leadership is about asking good questions rather than having all the answers, and why you don’t need a perfect career story to be a great mentor.

“You don’t need to have a perfect career story to be a great mentor, you just need to show up with curiosity, generosity, and honesty.”

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